Not Just Pin Money Its More Than Chicken Feed for Texas Poultry
Texas poultry has grown from backyard flocks to a large industry with broilers leading feed efficiency. Texas egg production rose three percent in 1975, with hens and pullets valued at over 17 million dollars. Cattle on feed and citrus prospects give mixed outlooks for 1976.
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Texas
Broiler
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Turkey
Shelby
Nacogdoches
Gonzales
San Augustine
Panola
Sabine
Upshur
Camp
Cass
Kleberg
Bell
Gillespie, McLennan
Hill, Leon
San Saba
Brown, Blanco
DeWitt
Peak Cattle Cycle Reaches Post Peak Year 1975
Dr. Ed Uvacek of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service says 1975 marked the peak of the cattle cycle. He notes 1976 and 1977 will see reduced cattle numbers due to higher slaughter and halting herd expansion, with calf crops in decline and a 1.8 million drop in the cow herd in 1975 while feed cattle rise about 28 percent.
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7&XAS
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
Ed Uvacek
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Uvacek
Texas A&m University System
Avacek
U.S
Barrow Exhibits 5th in National & Southwestern Hampshire Show
Dennis Tomascik Buckholts showed a barrow that finished fifth in the carcass competition at the National and Southwestern Hampshire Conference held in Sweetwater in late February. The barrow contributed to the conference show’s overall quality.
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Dennis Tomascik
Sweetwater
Farm Group Seeks To Amend Act Exemptions For Labor
Jay Naman of Texas Farmers Union asks Congress to amend the Farm Labor Contractors Registration Act of 1963 to exempt custom grain harvesting and sheep shearing from registration. He argues skilled agricultural workers should be distinguished from unskilled migratory labor. Senators Bentsen and Abourezk plan remedial legislation to push exemptions.
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Jay Naman
Texas Farmers Union
Texas
Congress
U.S. Labor Department
Farm Contractors Registration Act
Bentsen
Abourezk
South Dakota
Optimism Mixed With Cattleman Caution, Davis Says
Texas extension livestock specialist Dr. Ernest E. Davis notes rising feeder stock and calf prices as signs of optimism in 1976. He cites Feeder steers 500 to 700 pounds at 41 to 43 dollars per hundredweight and utility cows at 28 to 29 dollars. he warns continued cow culling is needed to reach break-even in 1977 with a target herd around 52.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Davis
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Davis
Cattlemen Meeting Planned in Central Texas Area
County Agent Jesse Hoermann announces a March 18 meeting in Giddings at the Bluebonnet Auditorium for cattlemen statewide to form a retail beef marketing system serving Houston and Beaumont. The Lee County Livestock Committee will lead, inviting broader participation from all cattle organizations. A separate note promotes tip pruning pecan trees to boost young orchards and increase yields, citing a Guadalupe County demonstration from 1972.
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Jesse Hoermann
Lee County
Texas
Giddings
Bluebonnet Co-op
Houston
Beaumont
Jesse
Lee County Livestock Committee
Guadalupe County
Beef Short Course Set At Buckholts
A beef production short course begins March 15 at 7 30 PM in the lo ag building Buckholts School with sessions March 16 17 and 18. Instructor Dr Elmer V Krehbiel from Texas A&M will teach cattlemen. Entry fee is 5 dollars and certificates awarded to those attending all sessions.
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Buckholts
Lo Ag
Elmer V. Krehbiel
Vocational Agriculture Division
Texas Education Agency
Texas A&m University
Jimmy Hauk
O. T. Johnson
Voag
Water for Food and Fiber Production Conference Theme
Centennial year Water for Texas Conference on March 25 26 aims to inform both urban and rural residents about water use for food and fiber production. Dr Jack R Runkles Texas Water Resources Institute professor outlines major topics including irrigation agriculture in relation to food and fiber supply and climate cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m University
Jack R. Runkles
Texas Water Resources Institute
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Runkles
U.S
Insect Pests Prep for Spring in Texas Gardens
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service urges gardeners to prepare for insect pests with new color illustrated guide Insects and Related Pests Attacking Ornamental Plants B 1078 priced 50 cents from Texas A&M AgriLife. A free future publication will offer insecticide recommendations. Pest Management in Williamson and Milam counties begins late March with scouts from March into April. Weevils have not been caught yet but may appear. traps monitored weekly until April then twice weekly.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Department of Agricultural Communications
Texas A&m Accusey Station
Williamson and
Milam County
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Nebraska
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Rio Grande Valley
UiGi Akutui
Tui
Ouuli
Yaard-Man
Vyaard-Man
Milam Auto Supply
Houston, Cameron, Tex
Beauty Shop
Cameron Tubs
Peg’s Beauty Shop
Peggy Davis
Waco Hiway
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